Table 1

- Statistical results for comparison of demographic and clinical characteristics of patients among research groups.

FactorsGroupsP-valuesPost-hoc P-values
IPACK (n=20)Genicular (n=20)Control (n=20)
Gender
Male8 (40%)9 (45%)10 (50%)0.817a-
Female12 (60%)11 (55%)10 (50%)
ASA
12 (10%)2 (10%)3 (15%)0.857b-
25 (25%)8 (40%)6 (30%)
313 (65%)10 (50%)11 (55%)
Age65.85±6.8768.15±6.9664.35±5.430.182c-
Body mass index30.5±2.0331.95±2.4831.45±2.80.176c-
Surgical time (minutes)60.9±4.3459.55±4.1461±3.530.450c-
KSS score44±3.9848.9±569.45±10.33<0.001d1-2: 0.004
1-3: <0.001
2-3: <0.001
OKS score23.05±3.826.35±5.6649.15±6.06<0.001c1-2: 0.127
1-3: <0.001
2-3: <0.001
WOMAC score38.4±5.9241.4±4.7469.95±7.48<0.001c1-2: 0.279
1-3: <0.001
2-3: <0.001

BMI: body mass index, KSS: Knee Society Clinical Rating System, OKS: Oxford Knee Score, WOMAC: Western Ontario, McMaster Universities osteoarthritis index, IPACK: interspace between the popliteal artery and the posterior

  • a Chi square test with n (%).

  • b Fisher exact test with n (%).

  • c One way ANOVA followed by Tukey post-hoc test with mean±standard deviation (SD).

  • d One way ANOVA followed by Games-Howel post-hoc test with mean±SD.